Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-03-03
BRIDGEPORT.

The whooping cough seems 10 be the
prevailing disease among the younger
children.
Sam Pemberton was fined S25 yesterday
for stealing chickens from John pelts
coop on Sunday night last.
The C., l.. & W. have built trestle
above the back river bridge, and have 4
pile driver at work at that place.
The congregation of the Third NJ T.
church will hold festival on April and
4, TO raise money TO pay for the building.
Mr.. James Clayland, who has been Wis
iting his mother in this place for several
weeks, left yesterday for Fort Smith, Ar
kansas.
James w. Ferrell has opened saloon
and boarding house in KOehnlein's new
building near the Ohio Valley Glass
works.
Sam Stilwell and WIN. Frazier have
matched TO run one hundred and TWEEN
ty-five yard foot race, ont at Brookside, in
few days.
Mrs, Ed. Morrow, of New Athens. has
removed to this place and occupies the
house on Bennett street recently vacated
by Mr.. John Chapman.
J. H. Watkins former Bridgeport boy.
has accepted position az master miller in
the mills ofthe Valley City Milling Com.
pany at Sidney,O. Mr.. Watkins is a genial
young man and deserves TO do well.
| IL seems that there was quite picnic
among a lot of West Wheeling excursion
lists on the st. Clairsville train, while go
ing through the Barton tunnel, the other
day. 1t is said 10 be indescribible.
Miss Annie He'll daughter OF Mr.. Got
lieb Hell, died Tuesday evening and will
be buried at I'D q. m. to-day. Miss He'll
was about twenty years Of age and a
iayorite with large circle Of friends.
Yesterday morning the officers Of the
Athens Insane Asylum, who came here 10
take charge of James Lyle, lett for that
place over the Il. & q. ut Wheeling His
departure will greatly relieve the minds
of the people.
Council met Tuesday night and referred
the matter Of submitting prohibition un-
der the Dow law 10 the people TO a com
mittee composed of Messrs. N. Kuhn,
VIM. Koehnlein and Frederick Handel
The matters will probably be reported hack
some day.
The Ohio Valley Glass works will re-
sumo operations in few days, under the
management of Graham aud Holloway
The Wheeling Natural Gas Company tap
ped the main and arranged TO furnish gas,
yesterday, and force of workmen are
busy repairing all parts of the plant.
The Knights of Pythias OF Wheeling and
Bridgeport have secured the new fair
ground for grand picnic and reunion on
July 4th The affair will no doubt he
properly managed and prove delightful
opportunity for Knights To meet each
other under auspicious circumstances.
Belmont Division No. G3, u. O. X. ofP.,
were drilling in the Mammoth rink last
night, under command Of Capt. o. W.
Davis. There were thirty members pres
ent for exercise, and Capt. Davis illus
uated his efiicieucy a. q commander.
The division is doing nicely and Is con.
tinually receiving additional members,
and are getting their drill movements
down fine. We may expect 20 see The
| ulNElOu on the stIttb onu'
Chuck Rhodes appeared before Mayor
Junkins yesterday and was held in the
sum Of $500 TO appear to-day at IN a. M.
He went back To Jail. Mr. James Marsh,
the man who Rhodes heat 20 badly on
Tuesday morning. for which he was ar
rested. was doing as well a. olld be ex-
pected yesterday. His front teeth are
nearly all knocked out, and he has several
ugly gashes about the bead aud face and
his nose broken. Rhodes used car coup.
ling pin to beat him with, the fight oc-
curing on the railroad near the Standard
mill.
The very bad condition OF the country
roads makes it quite difficult Just now "a
get wheat for the -four mills. Rhodes,
however, received large consignment
over the c., J.. & w. Yesterday. and
Smith K Sons are still idle for want ol
grain The growing wheat crop Il in
splendid condition, the plants beiDp
strong and healthy and having n splendid
root, which has taken good hold Of the
ground. We heard several wheat grower,
remark yesterday that they had Leyel
known a better prospect for wheat al thi
time Of the year.